Best Way To Nail Fiber Cement Siding

How to cut nail and install durable fiber siding plus caulking and painting tips.

Best way to nail fiber cement siding.

Learn how to nail hardieplank lap siding with this instructional video from james hardie. Leave a small gap at butt joints and fill with caulk. While it s recommended to always use a siding nail gun for siding installation in a pinch you may be able to use a framing nailer instead. Siding can either be blind nailed at the top or face nailed at the bottom.

Framing nail guns can be used for siding installation if the nail being used is long enough to attach the siding firmly to your exterior wood sheathing. If using a pneumatic nailer choose ring shank stainless steel nails and adjust the depth setting to drive the nails flush with the surface. However the same cannot be said inversely. Be sure the flashing overlaps the siding course below.

Use hot dipped galvanized or stainless steel nails. Position nails to 1 from the edge of the siding. How to choose nails for hardiplank. It can be a local hardware store or one of the larger chain stores.

Drive the nail heads flush to the siding not below the surface. Pick out stainless steel or hot dipped galvanized nails size 6d 1 1 2 inch long siding nails and 2 inch long siding nails in the. Go to the nail section in any hardware store. Down preassemble the corners install fiber cement using a few special techniques layout the siding courses remove the plastic last flash the butt.

Fiber cement is tougher than other materials hold the starter 1 4 in.